The latest update corrects these issues, an Apple spokesperson told Mashable. "iOS 8.0.2 is now available for users, it fixes an issue that affected iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users who downloaded iOS 8.0.1, and includes improvements and bug fixes originally in iOS 8.0.1," the spokesperson said in a statement. "We apologize for inconveniencing the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users who were impacted by the bug in iOS 8.0.1."

Like the ill-fated iOS 8.0.1 update before it, the 8.0.2 software also contains fixes for a number of bugs, including one that delayed the launch of HealthKit-compatible apps.

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Apple released iOS 8's first update, iOS 8.0.1, Wednesday morning. But no sooner had Apple released the update than iPhone users began reporting serious problems, seemingly caused by the update, including a total loss of cell service and unusable Touch ID. Sixty minutes after its release, Apple removed the update from its Developer Center and disabled the over-the-air download for the software.

Meanwhile, those who had already downloaded the update scrambled to restore their iPhones back to iOS 8.0.

Apple has not revealed the source of the problem with first update but later apologized for the issues it caused and offered a temporary workaround while they readied a new update. An Apple spokesperson said the problems associated with the 8.0.1 update affected fewer than 40,000 iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users before the update was removed.

Mashable installed the latest version of the software on an iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and it appears to be free of the problems that plagued the initial release— both phones' Touch ID and cell service are fully functional.

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